"We made strong progress advancing our Neo-Kidney Augment into the clinic this quarter and will continue to focus on this program as well as completing enrollment in our Neo-Urinary Conduit trial. During the quarter, we received a $15.0 million strategic investment from Celgene and completed a $18.6 million financing with other experienced investors to fund our efforts to accomplish these goals," commented John L. Miclot, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tengion.